Irving, TX Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)

Section 15-7(a) makes it unlawful for anyone to erect, maintain, or permit a fence with barbed, concertina, or razor wire in or on it anywhere in Irving. Subsection (b) provides the only path around that ban, and it is a narrow one: the fence must be in a non-residentially zoned district; the barbed, concertina, or razor wire portion must sit more than six feet above grade and must not overhang public right-of-way or a neighbor's private property; that wire portion is capped at two feet of additional height above the main fence, so the overall fence including the wire cannot exceed ten feet; the wire must run as individual strands parallel to the ground rather than coiled or wrapped; and if the fence borders residentially zoned property, the wire must be installed on an arm that angles inward, away from the residential side, rather than outward over it.

Section 15-6(3)(a) separately bans several other fence materials outright: rope, string, chicken wire, hog wire, woven wire fabric, broken glass, netting, unapproved corrugated metal, galvanized sheet metal, plywood, and fiberglass panels are all prohibited fencing materials citywide. Section 15-6(3)(c) also prohibits any fence material that causes the fence to become electrically charged in any manner, and Section 15-6(3)(f) bars barbs, broken glass, or anything else reasonably capable of injuring a person or animal, except for wire installed under the Section 15-7 exception. Because a residentially zoned lot can never satisfy the Section 15-7(b) exception, barbed, concertina, and razor wire is an outright ban on every residential fence in Irving.